The Creepy Cabin in the Woods

A Ruby Noir Writing Prompt

Julia A. Keirns
Read or Die!
Published in
4 min readFeb 2, 2024

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Ruby Noir 😈 has challenged us to search for a photo and then write about it. I searched Unsplash for the word “creepy” and chose the above photo. The other rule is that this photo is either right before, or right after a crime. And your story — is about the crime. What is about to happen or already happened?

Someone used to live there decades ago. He told her it would be a fun place for their first time. She was nervous. She had heard stories about the old cabin in the woods. It was creepy.

They drove his truck as far as they could and had to walk the rest of the way. She was hoping her first time with Aaron would be romantic and special, but she couldn’t back out now. She promised him they would do it this weekend.

They had been boyfriend and girlfriend for almost three months and she knew he was getting tired of waiting. She wanted to, but not like this. She was hoping for a bed at least.

He said he thought it would be cool. Creepy and cool. They could be naked and run around the…

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Julia A. Keirns
Read or Die!

Currently living in an RV full time and traveling across North America. The goal is simply to write about it. Editor of Fiction Shorts, the Challenged, and ROD.